Open AccessMast Cells Modulate Pulmonary Acute Inflammation and Host Defense in a Murine Model of Tuberculosis
Author(s) -
Daniela Carlos,
Devandir Antonio de Souza Júnior,
Lúcia de Paula,
Maria Célia Jamur,
Constance Oliver,
Simone G. Ramos,
Célio Lopes Silva,
Lúcia Helena Faccioli
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
the journal of infectious diseases
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.69
H-Index - 252
eISSN - 1537-6613
pISSN - 0022-1899
DOI - 10.1086/521830
Subject(s) - inflammation , tuberculosis , immunology , mast (botany) , host (biology) , mast cell , defence mechanisms , host response , medicine , biology , pathology , immune system , genetics , gene
Mast cells (MCs) participate in host resistance to several pathogens, but little is known about the role played by MCs in Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection.
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